A “mini” training session with Buddy on his sniffari walk this morning.
It’s a good idea to do some training on your dog walks,so that you can work on engagement and recall, whilst your dog is having fun at the same time❤️🐾
~ Paul
The calm after the storm!!
💨 🌧️ 🐾
~ Paul
There’s SNOW better way to spend a wintery day! ❄️ (I’ll stop with the puns now 😂)
Sammy, Pedro & Toby had so much fun on their lunch time group walk today, racing around the woods and fields!
Alice 🐾
We’ve started to take Bruno out and about to “proof” his training. When your puppy/dog is performing a behaviour well at home,or in the garden, it’s important to then ask them for the required behaviour in different environments, with varied distractions. This is called proofing.
Bruno did brilliantly with his recall training despite the massive distraction of the snow which he absolutely LOVES playing in!!
Every time he came when called, he had one of his favourite treats. This is NOT bribery!
It’s a reward/payment for doing as asked.
Well done Bruno👏❄️🐾
~ Paul
Bruno did brilliantly on this afternoons walk. Despite a stressful first few minutes when all of a sudden we had a 4 Golden Retrievers situation on a narrow pavement!!!😆🐾
We’ve just started working on Bruno’s loose leading walking. He’s young, keen and strong so it’s important that he’s allowed to sniff and enjoy his walks but not at the risk of injury to whoever’s on the other end of the lead.
We started with some equipment change. He’s now got a Y shaped harness that allows free movement for his shoulders and is comfortable. His flexi lead is replaced by a 1.5m/2m training lead. The new lead allows him to sniff when appropriate but is easy to shorten safely when needed.
As mentioned, we encourage Buddy to sniff, explore and enjoy his walk but not to be constantly pulling at the end of his lead.
When he does start to pull we either change our direction with body movement and a verbal cue or simply stand still and wait for him to give us eye contact. Then continue the walk with a loose lead.
Bruno did all of this extremely well today❤️🐾
~ Paul
Eva and Crumble
Look who’s back for a few days from The Big Smoke! Always a pleasure to walk the delightful Eva and Crumble when they visit from London ❤️🐾
~ Paul
Buddy’s Birthday
Buddy had a great time on his birthday and enjoyed his walk with Watson!!
Happy birthday Buddy 🎂🐾
~ Paul
Murphy and Watson
Young Murphy had his first official “big” boy paired walk with Watson today.
They both had a great time with crazy play, sniffing and lots of recall practice. Both their recalls were fantastic despite the distractions of sounds, smells and each other!!
Each recall they received a high value treat as a reward.
We started Murphy from a young puppy on socialisation walks with our gentle Bonnie, so he could learn appropriate behaviours and to self regulate his play. This means he can now happily and safely join a regular paired/group walk.
~ Paul❤️🐾
